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Comment on Bingebuster: a fully explorable 3D recreation of a Blockbuster Video store that you can visit from your browser in ~movies
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Comment on Worse on Purpose: a site that tracks which brands are still worth their old reputation and which have been enshittified in ~enviro
kingofsnake Link ParentToo bad. The fit is still good but the quality is always subpar. Private equity firms, what would we do without you.Too bad. The fit is still good but the quality is always subpar. Private equity firms, what would we do without you.
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Comment on Worse on Purpose: a site that tracks which brands are still worth their old reputation and which have been enshittified in ~enviro
kingofsnake LinkI was interestwas to see Salomon on the watchlist as I still hold their footwear in pretty high regard. What I was really looking for were Buffalo jeans. I blow out the crotch on so many pairs...I was interestwas to see Salomon on the watchlist as I still hold their footwear in pretty high regard. What I was really looking for were Buffalo jeans. I blow out the crotch on so many pairs through really inconsequential movement and I'm convinced that they're no longer a brand worth buying now.
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Comment on CGA-2026-07 đšī¸đĨâī¸ REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals in ~games
kingofsnake LinkSadly, I wasn't able to play this month's game but it won't stop me from weighing in on what I remember. I puzzles in this game were far more abstract than I remember other SNES titles being....Sadly, I wasn't able to play this month's game but it won't stop me from weighing in on what I remember. I puzzles in this game were far more abstract than I remember other SNES titles being. Also, having a story that plays out before the original game was also great.
Be it Zelda, Phantasy Star or Lufia, there's something magical and ancient feeling about ordinary people fulfilling a cosmic destiny by taking on a known foe that comes around once a generation.
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Comment on Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as un-Canadian, anti-trans in ~food
kingofsnake Link ParentIts really become next level trash hasn't it.Its really become next level trash hasn't it.
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Comment on Neuromancer | Teaser trailer in ~movies
kingofsnake Link ParentI don't remember the ending (probably because it wasn't exciting? Haha) but I sure remember the underground virus fluid exchange parties! Yikes!I don't remember the ending (probably because it wasn't exciting? Haha) but I sure remember the underground virus fluid exchange parties! Yikes!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
kingofsnake LinkMario 64 Its the first game I showed my two-year old and its the only thing she wants to see us play now -- much to my frustration. I remember playing this at kiosks and at a babysitters house...Mario 64
Its the first game I showed my two-year old and its the only thing she wants to see us play now -- much to my frustration. I remember playing this at kiosks and at a babysitters house when it was released and while I was in love with running around the castle courtyard then, I never really played it until now.
My wife knows it inside and out, but for me, gone is the wonder of backflips into the moat, crawling on the grass and zipping around the bridge. They're replaced with the frustration of a camera that doesn't know what it's doing, level design that's totally ridiculous and a game that feels more like a proof of concept than anything.
Looking back, I'm sure that's more or less what Nintendo wanted to achieve. It's still beautiful, but I wish that I had the muscle memory and nostalgia built in to make this whole experience a little less arduous.
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Comment on Neuromancer | Teaser trailer in ~movies
kingofsnake Link ParentYou're absolutely right. The notion that human contributors would feed the thing with personalized content is kind of antiquated at this point. Maybe it'll have new legs once the AI bubble bursts,...You're absolutely right. The notion that human contributors would feed the thing with personalized content is kind of antiquated at this point.
Maybe it'll have new legs once the AI bubble bursts, and we do that nostalgic, collective "look-back" thing we do when we realize a facet of daily life we took for granted now only lives on in our memories.
See: corded phones, ringing doorbells, hanging out in meatspace etc.
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Comment on Neuromancer | Teaser trailer in ~movies
kingofsnake Link ParentIf you're at all into thrillers, Cape Fear has been knocking it out of the park for me. Loving how it progresses and the ways in which it links up stylistically with Scorsese's 90s version of the...If you're at all into thrillers, Cape Fear has been knocking it out of the park for me. Loving how it progresses and the ways in which it links up stylistically with Scorsese's 90s version of the story.
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Comment on Neuromancer | Teaser trailer in ~movies
kingofsnake Link ParentIf I were allowed to have a Stephenson book on TV, it'd be The Diamond Age first. Don't hate me. I think it'd make a better show.If I were allowed to have a Stephenson book on TV, it'd be The Diamond Age first. Don't hate me. I think it'd make a better show.
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Comment on Neuromancer | Teaser trailer in ~movies
kingofsnake Link ParentThanks be to that. I'm regularly impressed with Apple TV shows that I watch.Thanks be to that. I'm regularly impressed with Apple TV shows that I watch.
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Comment on Introducing XBOX backward compatibility on PC in ~games
kingofsnake Link ParentMy upcoming arcade cabinet is mech themed with sit down bits controls, so I'd love to see how this maps! I've never played it before but was always intrigued.My upcoming arcade cabinet is mech themed with sit down bits controls, so I'd love to see how this maps! I've never played it before but was always intrigued.
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Comment on Introducing XBOX backward compatibility on PC in ~games
kingofsnake Link ParentDid you play it with the big novelty controller back in the day?Did you play it with the big novelty controller back in the day?
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Comment on 8BitDo FlipPad in ~games
kingofsnake Link ParentIts these little things that I expect with these budget machines but don't appreciate how much of an impact it has until it happens. I'd take for granted that my old Gameboy was I destructable....Its these little things that I expect with these budget machines but don't appreciate how much of an impact it has until it happens.
I'd take for granted that my old Gameboy was I destructable. Now I see the error of my ways.
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Comment on 8BitDo FlipPad in ~games
kingofsnake Link ParentWhat happened with the Retroid 3+? Was it a known issue across production? / I bought a 5 before they got crazy expensive, though I admittedly haven't played it too much.What happened with the Retroid 3+? Was it a known issue across production? /
I bought a 5 before they got crazy expensive, though I admittedly haven't played it too much.
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Comment on What are some of the weirdest events and moments in comic books? in ~comics
kingofsnake LinkI don't read comics much anymore but I remember Curse of the Spawn being icky all aroundI don't read comics much anymore but I remember Curse of the Spawn being icky all around
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Comment on Blender, 3D computer graphics software suite, 5.2 LTS released in ~creative
kingofsnake LinkMan, I love Blender and await the day when I have time and can get back into it. What is really love is a VR design mode akin to Gravity SketchMan, I love Blender and await the day when I have time and can get back into it. What is really love is a VR design mode akin to Gravity Sketch
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Comment on New US-Canada bridge to open after delay in ~transport
kingofsnake LinkOpening, with hostage taking overtones. Somehow, America gets a cut of the deal - likely to compensate Trump's pals who've been cashing in on their Ambassador bridge for a generation. Filthy. I...Opening, with hostage taking overtones. Somehow, America gets a cut of the deal - likely to compensate Trump's pals who've been cashing in on their Ambassador bridge for a generation.
Filthy. I hope that Canada pulls the plug on that once the orange bean is gone.
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Comment on There is no reason to buy another PlayStation or Xbox in ~games
kingofsnake (edited )Link ParentAt $399 the Saturn was announced. At $299, announced the next day, PlayStation was that generation's winner. Price is absolutely a factor, if not one of the most important. We're in this weird...At $399 the Saturn was announced. At $299, announced the next day, PlayStation was that generation's winner.
Price is absolutely a factor, if not one of the most important.
We're in this weird time period where people are accepting high prices across the board but it's not going to last.
Households are over leveraged, the market is inflated and the big pinch is coming. Give it two years.
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Comment on Introductions | July 2026 in ~talk
kingofsnake LinkHi! I came to the site on an invite from somebody close to the boss and while it didn't take right away, I came to really enjoy Tildes after watching other platforms abandon the social side of it....Hi! I came to the site on an invite from somebody close to the boss and while it didn't take right away, I came to really enjoy Tildes after watching other platforms abandon the social side of it.
Great community, thoughtful people. You get to know the usernames and it passes the time in waiting rooms. Great for 40 year olds ;)
Cooool, but there are some finer touches of what a Blockbuster looked like that could have been added. The clerk desk, the snacks section, those awful "Make it a Blockbuster Night" jingles playing on repeat across suspended CRTs.
I feel like EmuVR has it figured out. You can mix and match your retro consoles and a bunch if old CRTs in a kids bedroom.
But maybe this is just a fun proof of concept and I'm expecting too much.